Kayama Island | |
Local Name: | 嘉弥真島 |
Population: | 0 (Uninhabited) |
Country: | Japan |
Highest Mount: | 62 ft (19 m) |
Archipelago: | Ryukyu Islands |
Location: | Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture |
Area Km2: | 0.39 |
Kayama Island (Japanese: 嘉弥真島, Kayama-jima, Yaeyama: Kayama) is a small uninhabited island located in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It situated 2 kilometers northeast of Kohama Island.
It is known for its rabbit population, numbering anywhere between 500 and 1,000.[2] Travel agencies offer tours to the island.